Some have asked about symbols or acronyms
for the atheistic movement. We would be willing to begin a move to solicit
entries for a catchy symbol for atheism that intuitively describes what
it symbolizes -- to be immediately placed into the public domain.

David writes:

I am interested to know are there any atheistic symbols.
The Christian cross unites their movment behind one representation.
Taoists have their increasingly abused Ying/Yang motif. Atheists
are traditionally less unified, more independent thinking and often (well
perhaps I'm speaking personally) don't seek much validation of what they
believe.

Any ideas on this?

David

Will writes:

I was just wondering, are there any atheistic acronyms out there?
I see people walking around with WWJD (what would jesus do) braclets and
FROG (fully rely on god) T-shirts, and i wanted to know if there was anything
out there for an atheist to wear to express my own views. Thanx for your
time
Will Sorrell

Cliff Responds:

We certainly would be less likely to use a symbol to validate
our views or an acronym to summarize our postion. Symbols and acronyms
and slogans are an easy way to get a point across (the Christian IXOYE
[fish] is an acronym from the second century and the Roman Catholic IHS, a contraction, literally means "Jeez"), but people tend to accept,
uncritically, particularly catchy slogans.

Here is the symbol for the organization American Atheists:

It is a trademark owned by that organization and symbolizing it (although
some have been known to use it in a pinch).

The American Humanists Association uses the this humanized letter "H":

Again, this is the trademark for their organization. Also, Humanism
is a variety of atheism, a subset of atheism, and does not represent the
views of all atheists.

The punk-era rock group Bad Religion popularized this symbol, which
is more anti-Christian than it is atheistic.

Along those lines, the website for American Atheists Magazine
uses similar symbols, all "anti-" in their tone.

A very popular symbol that many atheists use is the DARWIN Amphibian,
a spoof on the JESUS fish:

Again, this symbol is specific to evolution and to anti-Christian sentiments,
and is not specific to atheism proper.

Annie Laurie Gaylor says that the pansy (the flower) has long been the symbol of Freethought.

The only acronym that I use (and it's probably just me) comes from (among other places) an
old Peter Gabriel song, DIY (Do It Yourself).

I know of no other symbols ralated to atheism. If someone submits a
catchy symbol that is specific only to atheism and intuitively suggests
what it symbolizes, I would be the first to try to popularize it.